Sika expects most Grandview layoffs to be permanent - Kansas City Business Journal:

kleopatraxnibe.blogspot.com
Cheryl McNally, human resources director for the basedin Lyndhurst, N.J., wouldn’ty say Thursday how many employeeds remain at the Grandview 14201 Botts Road. McNallu said in an e-mail that the layoffs began Dec. 14. Recenrt bankruptcy filings by and , along with GM’s decisiob to stop production forthe summer, promptedc Sika to make the majoritty of the Grandview layoffs permanent, she said. The Grandviewe plant opened inMay 2000. The company said at the time thatthe 225,000-square-foot plant produced acoustical products for the automotive parts industry and sealants used in the construction of metapl buildings.
The $12 million facility housed a work forceof 300, and companyy officials said at the time that Sika woul d add another 100 employees in the following 18 Sika employs more than 900 peoplwe in seven manufacturing plants, two research-and-development facilities, and sales and marketing offices throughout the country, according to the company’a Web site. It is the larges t company of theSika Group, a globa l leader in specialty chemicals for construction, industrial and automotivee markets. The Sika Group is part of Sika AG, basec in Baar, Switzerland.